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Between 1977 and 2007, employment of workers 65 and over increased
101%, compared to a much smaller increase of 59% for total employment
(16 and over). The number of employed men 65 and over rose 75%, while
employment of women 65 and older increased by nearly twice as much,
climbing 147%.

And these older workers are working more. Most are full-timers: 56%
in 2007, up from 44% in 1995.

While the number of employed people age 75 and over is relatively
small (0.8% of the work force in 2007), this group had the most
dramatic gain, increasing 172% between 1977 and 2007.

The increase in older workers can’t be attributed to baby boomers,
because in 2007 the baby-boom generation—those individuals born
between 1946 and 1964—had not yet reached age 65.

Source: Current Population Survey, U.S. Bureau of Labor
Statistics, www.bls.gov.